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Otala lactea (O. F. Müller, 1774)

To GB Mollusca Types (Helix lactea O. F. Müller, 1774; Neotype; NMW.Z.2017.012.00001)

AphiaID

1050532 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1050532)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Otala Schumacher, 1817

Original name

Helix lactea O. F. Müller, 1774

Synonymised names

Helix lactea O. F. Müller, 1774 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Otala (Otala) lactea (O. F. Müller, 1774) · alternative representation

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of Helix lactea O. F. Müller, 1774) Müller, O. F. (1774). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusorium, Helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. vol 2. Havniae et Lipsiae, apud Heineck et Faber, ex officina Mölleriana. I-XXXVI, 1-214 pp, 10 unnumbered pages. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12893715
page(s): 19 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Otala lactea (O. F. Müller, 1774). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050532 on 2025-05-07

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Otala lactea (O. F. Müller, 1774). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050532 on 2025-05-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-12-20 07:59:28Z

created

Neubert, Eike

2019-01-13 07:53:37Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of Helix lactea O. F. Müller, 1774) Müller, O. F. (1774). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusorium, Helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. vol 2. Havniae et Lipsiae, apud Heineck et Faber, ex officina Mölleriana. I-XXXVI, 1-214 pp, 10 unnumbered pages. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12893715
page(s): 19 [details]

context source (Bermuda) Bieler, R. & Slapcinsky, J. (2000). A case study for the development of an island fauna: Recent terrestrial mollusks of Bermuda. Nemouria. 44: 1-99., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45974319 [details]

basis of record Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]

additional source Holyoak, D.T. & Holyoak, G.A. (2017). A revision of the land-snail genera Otala and Eobania (Gastropoda, helicidae) in Morocco and Algeria. Journal of Conchology, 40 (6): 419-490. London.
page(s): 433. [details] Available for editors

additional source Jackson, R. W. (1944). Otala vermiculata Müller and O. lactea Müller in Texas. The Nautilus. 57(3): 105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515565 [details]

additional source Clench, W. J. (1944). Otala lactea (Müller) in Texas. The Nautilus. 58(2): 67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517298 [details]

additional source Harry, H. W. (1948). Notes on the foreign land snails of Louisiana. The Nautilus. 62(1): 20-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519559
page(s): 20-21 [details]

additional source McLellan, J. H. (1950). Texas snails. The Nautilus. 63(4): 141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520624 [details]

additional source Ingram, W. M. (1952). Thousands of living European snails sold as fish bait in State of Ohio. The Nautilus. 66(1): 26-29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523327 [details]

additional source Hubricht, L. (1963). Otala lactea at Vicksburg, Miss. The Nautilus. 76(3): 110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8514556 [details]

additional source Friedl, F. E. & Bayne, R. A. (1965). Otala lactea from Tierra Verde Florida. The Nautilus. 79(2): 69-70., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517490 [details]

additional source Murray, H. D. (1968). Otala lactea in San Antonio, Texas. The Nautilus. 81(4): 141-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8528166 [details]

additional source Rokitka, M. A. & Herreid, C. F., II. (1975). Position of epiphragms in the land snail, Otala lactea (Müller). The Nautilus. 89(1): 23-26, figs. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16319346 [details]

additional source Rokitka, M. A. & Herreid, C. F., II. (1975). Formation of epigphragms by the land snail Otala lactea (Müller) under various environmental conditions. The Nautilus. 89(2): 27-32, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16319356 [details]

additional source Neck, R. W. (1977). Introduced land snails of Travis County, Texas. The Nautilus. 91(4): 140-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273666
page(s): 141 [details]